Man cut, roughed up during Ajax scuffle

Oshawa This Week

AJAX -- A victim sustained cuts and other injuries during a struggle in Ajax Wednesday night, police said.

The victim, a 20-year-old Oshawa man, was treated at hospital and released following the incident, in the vicinity of Westney Road South and Hwy. 401 at about 10:35 p.m. He told Durham police he was walking through a field near Roland Michener Public School when he was accosted by a knife-wielding suspect who forced him into a nearby backyard and demanded his money.

The victim sustained multiple injuries including knife cuts during a subsequent scuffle, police said. A homeowner called police after the victim pleaded for help.

Police are still trying to determine the nature of the dispute and the identity of the second man. He's described as a light-skinned black man in his 20s, about five feet 11 and 200 pounds.